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Richie Incognito struck back in an interview with FOX’s Jay Glazer this afternoon, saying that offensive texts went both ways between Incognito and teammate Jonathan Martin.

Glazer said he has 1,142 texts between Incognito and Martin and many are offensive.

Incognito, who was suspended indefinitely by the Dolphins after a voice mail from Incognito to Martin with a racial slur and threats to Martin’s family went public, said he has a text from Martin that says:

“I will murder your whole f—ing family.”

Incognito said he didn’t believe Martin really wanted to harm his family, but that he used it as an example to prove that he and Martin texted each other profanities and threats that were in good fun.

Incognito, making his first public comments since the suspension, denied that he bullied Martin and said “my actions were coming from a place of love.”

“This isn’t an issue about bullying, this is of mine and Jon’s relationship,” Incognito said. “You can ask anyone in the Miami locker room, ‘Who had Jon Martin’s back the absolute most?’ and they’ll undoubtedly tell you me.”

Incognito acknowledged that he shouldn’t have used the n-word in a voice mail to Martin but said it’s just how people in the locker room talk.
“All this stuff coming out, it speaks to the culture of our locker room, our closeness, our brotherhood,” Incognito said. “And the racism, the bad words, that’s what I regret most. But that’s a product of the environment.”

According to Incognito, Martin texted him after the story broke that the bullying claims weren’t coming directly from Martin. Martin hasn’t spoken publicly since he left the team and his attorney released a blistering statement accusing the team of physically harming Martin. CBS Sports had more details of that encounter (later in this post).

Incognito said that if people judge him by his past indiscretions then they would think he’s a racist and a loose cannon. But he said his teammates don’t believe so and have made that clear publicly.

If Incognito could meet up with Martin now, he said he’d give him a hug and ask him what could have possibly gone so wrong that it came to this.